STONES OF SORROW is a cave painting PDL (Procedural Death Labyrinth).
The game features historic cave paintings, action focused gameplay and brutal executions.
Enjoy the great cave art from Southern Drakensberg, Rochester to Lascaux brought to life in an action-roguelite. All the characters were painted tens of thousands of years ago by our ancestors.Features:
- Every time you die, the end boss gains +1 HP.
- Leaderboards. Only the best player in the world will be able to obtain a Golden Greatsword with Spikes! It deals 666 points of pure damage!
- Cannibalism! Eat the corpses of your enemies to restore health. But beware, unless you find a special item, you can choke to death.
- Deranged NPC-s who speak in black metal quotes.
- The bloodiest & most violent roguelite there is! Ultra juicy gore!
- Fast, hard, action based gameplay. Watch your stamina bar or suffer.
- Slaughter grotesque hordes created by the nightmarish imagination of our ancestors.
- Items and perks of great mystery and power! Gain the edge and crush your enemies!
- Use collected gold to buy permanent perks for your next life!
- Level up at bonfires to inflict greater damage, gain maximum health and do faster evasive rolls.
- CO-OPTIONAL GAMEPLAY – Work together or slay each other.
- Procedurally generated underground labyrinths.
- For up to 4 players on a single screen. Play on the same keyboard or use 4 controllers. The camera automatically zooms out when players are far away from each other and back in if players are close.
- Savage executions for extra 666 gold!
50+ gameplay altering items like:
- Eating the trader gives you +20 Strength.
- Every kill makes you +0.1% faster.
- An evasive roll kills enemies with less than 66% health.
- More executions = more damage! 0.8% more damage for every performed execution.
- Touching enemies will make them bleed to death for -10% healthpoints a second.
- Every hit adds 1% to damage. Resets when being hit.
- Eating a corpse makes you poisonous for 15 seconds.
Story: The cave paintings tell an ancient story about a ruthless leader, who slaughtered all the tribes and burned all the lands. His father was murdered at a young age, so the world needed to feel his pain. His closest blood brother helped him rule in fear. But one day he betrayed him and lured him into a maze of torment.
You are that violent ruler. It is up to you to restore your honour. In order to achieve that you must find one of the STONES OF SORROW and brutally crush the skull of your betrayer.
A game solely developed by Rain Pohlak from the Avant-Garde Brutal Death Metal band NEOANDERTALS. All music in the game written & performed by Rain Pohlak & NEOANDERTALS.
Gamer24h Editor's Take
Having closely reviewed Stones of Sorrow, the Gamer24h editorial team considers it one of the most noteworthy titles of recent times. The visionary approach of developer Rain Pohlak, combined with the expertise of publisher Cult Software, has resulted in an exceptionally refined product. Its innovative take on the Indie genre offers a breath of fresh air for fans of the category. If you're looking for an absorbing world and satisfying mechanics that pull you right in, this game might be exactly what you've been searching for.